I remember Flying L from the many weekends spent in the Hill Country when my kids were growing up. Nestled in Bandera, Texas, what I didn't know was that the place has been renovated. I was so excited when we saw the rooms - super spacious, fireplace, full kitchen, all the comforts of home. There is a dining room on the premises that serves breakfast and dinner and they had a H-U-G-E Thanksgiving feast. Horses, golf, water park in the summer, tons to do, lots of deer, turkey, birds...it was amazing and so much fun!
Ron tells me that the painting is from the movie The Magnificent Seven. Being raised in Long Island means I don't know a bunch about those seven, but they sure looked magnificent in this composition --
That rocking chair is made from hand tooled leather. It was gorgeous...but not as comfy as a Lazy Boy :)
I'm already thinking that when the waterpark is open this summer, Audrey could very spend the night in one of those bunk beds :)
The first day after arriving we walked around the premises and explored the town of Bandera -- which, though it has grown, definitely has retained it's character and charm!
The residences above were built in 1946-1947 and were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Colonel who owned Flying L. The Colonel loved to fly -- hence, the name of the ranch. If you look carefully, the design of these duplexes (where you can stay!) are made in the shape of an airplane. Pretty cool for a ranch, huh!
Now, the following illustrates just a bit of the local color in Bandera:
The Church's Chicken delivery car...makes ya want to get a bucket, doesn't it?
We shopped and then ate at the Famous Old Spanish Trail restaurant....
where they LOVE John Wayne and HUGE chicken fried steaks....(no, I didn't...)
It was fun. Stay tuned --more to come!
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